“I Was Once A Cobbler”- Sanyeri Afonja" (Yoruba Actor) Opens Up On His Journey To Acting

Olaniyi "Sanyeri" Afonja is an easily recognized name in Nollywood. He has ended up a standout amongst the most known Yoruba performing artists with numerous movies added to his repertoire. Sanyeri opened up in a meeting about the difficulties he confronted before he at long last made a name as a performer. Perused his story:

"The agony I persisted was truly amazing. After I completed my auxiliary school training, I didn't have an occupation so I dove into the entertainment business world. I did it for quite a while yet I was not being paid notwithstanding when I ran wherever with the gathering and was helping them convey their outfit."

"I needed to figure out how to repair shoes so I turned into a shoe shoemaker. In the end, I cleared out Oyo town and came to Lagos to discover greener fields yet I was not gaining anything from acting."

"I turned into a versatile shoemaker. I would put my materials in a wooden box, place it on my shoulder and begin hitting it as I strolled the length and broadness of Idumota."

"I would always hit my wooden box as I strolled going to call the consideration of individuals. At that point no one knew me so I continued hitting my crate all over Idumota."

"I recall that I had a tissue I used to cover my face in light of my tribal imprints."

"I disguised my tribal imprints because in light of the fact that the Igbo young men at Idumota had the conviction that on the off chance that they didn't give their shoes to a Ghanaian shoemaker, nobody could make a superior showing with regards to."

"On the off chance that they saw my tribal imprints, they would think I was one of the touts that would ordinarily come to bother them for cash for shop and they would not give me their shoes to repair."

"When I saw that being a shoe shoemaker was influencing my profession as a performing artist, I needed to stop and face acting decisively. I say thanks to God that favorable circumstances have come my direction."

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